long ago; a long time ago; already
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
screening (a movie); showing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
going upstream; sailing against the current
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
role; part; job; assignment
at that time; in those days
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
never mind!; don't worry about it
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to leave this world; to die
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance